Congratulations MotoGP: The best on arrival at the GP 1000

He French GP The weekend will mark the 1,000th Grand Prix in World Championship history. The World Championship was introduced in 1949 with four classes for single motorcycles: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc and 125cc and respectively the 350cc race on Monday June 13, 1949 in the Isle of Man, won by Freddie Frith on a Velocette, it was the first race and the Isle of Man IoM TT the first GP.

British Leslie Graham became the first 500cc World Champion riding a British-made AJS machine, but the relay was soon taken over by Italian machines, MV Agusta and Gilera until 1974 and from 1975, Honda, Suzuki and Yamaha began to dominate the premier class, until the current Motogp era of Ducati dominance.

In 2002, a new era began in Grand Prix motorcycling. MotoGP changed the 500cc class by reintroducing four-stroke engines to the top class. The 2003 Czech Republic GP marked the end of two-stroke racing in MotoGP. In 2010, Moto2 replaced the 250cc class, in 2012, Moto3 was created to replace the 125cc class. In the same year, MotoGP raised the maximum engine displacement to the current 1000cc.

from 100 to 100

not 1 Isle of Man IoM TT 1949
The100 GP Spain Montjuic 1962
The200 Belgian GP Spa-Francorchamps 1970
The300 Swedish GP Karlskoga 1978
The400 GP France Le Castellet 1986
The500 GP Europe Circuit of Barcelona-Catalunya 1993
The600 GP Catalunya Circuit of Barcelona-Catalunya 2000
The700 German GP Sachsenring 2006
The800 GP France Le Mans 2012
The900 GP Aragon MotorLand Aragon 2017
1000 French GP Le Mans 2023

sling bag

Honda is the most successful manufacturer in Grand Prix with 817 victories ahead of Yamaha (520), Aprilia (295), MV Agusta (275), Kalex (165) and Suzuki (162). 30 different manufacturers have won World Grand Prix titles. Honda leads the standings with 72 titles, ahead of Yamaha (37), MV Agusta (37), Aprilia (19) and Suzuki (15).

2

Giacomo Agostini

Giacomo Agostini is the most successful driver with 122 Grand Prix victories, ahead of Rossi (115) and Nieto (90). Marc Márquez is fourth with 85 wins, ahead of Hailwood (76). 125 different drivers have won a title, making a total of 284 titles. Giacomo Agostini holds the record with 15, ahead of Ángel Nieto (12 + 1), Mike Hailwood (9), Rossi (9) and Carlo Ubbiali (9).

3

Assen

TT Assen is the circuit that has hosted the most Grands Prix, 73, and has held the event every year since the World Championship began in 1949, until 2019 and only because of the pandemic the 2020 Dutch TT was cancelled. On June 25 In 2015 the organizers of the Dutch TT made a decision that divided the opinions among the fans, but they have diluted it: “After considering the pros and cons of the decision, the races of Assen TT will be moved from Saturday to Sunday from 2016 and a bigger crowd is expected on race days”.

4

Valentino Rossi

Valentino Rossi is the rider with the most podiums with 235, ahead of Giacomo Agostini (159), Dani Pedrosa (153), Jorge Lorenzo (152), Ángel Nieto (139) and Marc Márquez (139). Valentino, whose long career started in Shah Alam 1996 and ended in Cheste 2021, is the driver with the most Grand Prix participations: 432, he ran 43% of all Grand Prix.

5

Spain against Italy

29 countries have hosted at least one Grand Prix since 1949. Spain leads the ranking with 143 ahead of Italy with 103. Italy leads with 876 victories ahead of Spain (700) and United Kingdom (413). Of the 125 crowned World Champions Italy leads with 80 world titles, ahead of Spain (57) and the United Kingdom (45).